Underplayed Gems

Homecoming (1941)

Homecoming poster
Original title
Heimkehr
Directed by
Gustav Ucicky
Genre
drama film, propaganda film
Country
Germany, Austria
Runtime
1h 36m
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This film shows ethnic Germans being severely mistreated by Poles. It presents this persecution to justify the German invasion of Poland.

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What happens

Homecoming (German: Heimkehr) is a 1941 Nazi German anti-Polish propaganda film directed by Gustav Ucicky. Filled with heavy-handed caricature, it justifies extermination of Poles with a depiction of relentless persecution of ethnic Germans, who escape death only because of the German invasion. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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